Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations, 1985

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 49/1985
• Year: 1985

S.I. No. 49 of 1985.

SOCIAL WELFARE (SUPPLEMENTARY WELFARE ALLOWANCES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1985.

The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 209 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 (No. 1 of 1981), hereby makes the following Regulations: 1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations, 1985.

(2) These Regulations and the Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowances) Regulations, 1977 to 1984 may be cited together as the Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowances) Regulations, 1977 to 1985. 2. In these Regulations—

"the Act" means the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 (No. 1 of 1981);

"fuel allowance" means an increase of supplementary welfare allowance under section 209 (1) (a) of the Act or a supplementary welfare allowance under section 209 (1) (b) of the Act for the heating needs of a person.

3. Article 6 of the Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowances) Regulations, 1977 ( S.I. No. 168 of 1977 ) is hereby amended by the addition thereto of the following sub-articles:—

"(7) A fuel allowance may be paid for the period of 30 weeks beginning on the first Monday in October of each year to a person where:—

( a ) he is in receipt of any one of the following payments:—

(i) old age pension

(ii) blind pension

(iii) widow's (non-contributory) pension

(iv) deserted wife's allowance

(v) prisoner's wife's allowance

(vi) social assistance allowance

(vii) single woman's allowance

(viii) supplementary welfare allowance (other than an allowance only under section 209 (1) (b), 212 or 213 of the Act)

(ix) old age (contributory) pension

(x) retirement pension

(xi) invalidity pension

(xii) widow's (contributory) pension

(xiii) deserted wife's benefit

(xiv) disabled person's maintenance allowance or infectious diseases maintenance allowance under the Health Acts, 1947 to 1982

(xv) a special allowance under the Army Pensions Acts, 1923 to 1980;

( b ) he is living alone or with no person other than

(i) a dependent spouse or a dependent child or children,

(ii) a person or persons who would otherwise be qualified for fuel allowance,

(iii) a person who resides with him for the purpose of providing constant care and attention where he is considered by the health board to be so incapacitated as to require such care and attention, and

( c ) he is considered...